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Museum cleaner mistakenly bins 'rubbish' modern art
4th of December 2015Cleaners at an Italian modern art museum cleaned up and threw away a new installation thinking it was rubbish - literally. The Museion Bozen-Bolzano, in the province of South Tyrol, apologised after a piece by Goldschmied & Chiari, a female artist duo from Milan, was mistakenly discarded.
"This morning cleaning staff removed the recently
UK Golden Service Awards winners announced
3rd of December 2015The UK's cleaning industry gathered at one of London's top hotels recently for the presentation of the Golden Service Awards 2015, sponsored by Kimberly-Clark Professional.
There were 23 winners:1. The Best Cleaned Premises in a Public Service Building Award:? Gateshead Council for the Blaydon Children's Centre
2. The Best Cleaned Premises of a
Could cow urine replace phenyl as a hospital disinfectant?
2nd of December 2015Moves are being made in India to replace traditional hospital disinfectants with cows' urine.
New Delhi congress official Parminder Bhamra claims to use the substance in his home every day. He says it kills germs and is easily available.
"I get it from the nearby cattle shed," he said. "I'm sure even hospitals can be cleaned properly using
ECJ November online now!
1st of December 2015The October edition of ECJ is now available to read online. Special reports include:
Special report - hand hygiene spotlight
Business - refugee crisis in the EU
Future trends - Connected Cleaning
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Legionella - stay vigilant on water hygiene
30th of November 2015L8 guidance now has less emphasis on precisely when you should carry out some of the procedures that help to control and prevent Legionella. But does that mean we can relax or ease up on legionella prevention? Not at all; we need to be more vigilant than ever, as Gary Nicholls, managing drector of Swiftclean Building Services, explains
Healthcare - the sharp end of cleaning
27th of November 2015The concept of hygiene for health is never more relevant or more critical than in the healthcare sector itself. Hospitals are the most demanding of cleaning contracts, where the highest of hygiene standards must be consistently maintained.
How has this sector progressed in recent years, what lessons have been learned and what are the key